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Bodl. MS heb. d 66/138
Letter from "the sons of Palṭiel" to Yosef the Turgeman/Turjumān. In Hebrew with a couple words in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Perhaps 10th or 11th century. The sender may be the son-in-law of Yosef ha-Turgeman, as he conveys greetings (and prostrations) from himself and from Shelomit (presumably his wife). They have been doing well ever since Yosef departed. The children were sick, but now they are better. They rejoiced to learn that God saved Yosef from some danger that is too faded to read. The substance of the letter is that someone was supposed to send someone money, but no money has arrived. When Yosef's letter arrived, the sender of this letter went and spoke with the mother of אבולפד (=Abū l-Pad? Abū l-Faḍ[l?]) who said that she would write to him about the matter. Further down, there is a line that reads "... to the king, and your companions...." On verso there is a second letter addressed to אבולפד, which consists largely of honorifics (including Rosh ha-Qehillot). A woman (his mother?) greets and prays for him. His beneficence is lauded, and presumably he is asked about the money in one of the portions faded beyond legibility. ASE
Editor: Ed. Alan Elbaum, (2021).
Library: Bodl.
Type: Letter
